November 05, 2009
Monetta, SC Search Warrants Net Multiple Drug Arrests
According to Sgt. Dave Myers, on November 4, 2009, Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) Narcotics Investigators served two search warrants at two addresses in Monetta, South Carolina resulting in multiple drug arrests. Click to view mug shots of the suspects.
September 10, 2009
GA School Superintendent’s TV Winnings Tied Up In Court Fight
Georgia’s top school official, Superintendent Cathy Cox won a million dollars on TV’s “Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader’. That money was intended for a worthy charity, but the $1 million is being held up in a nasty court fight…creditors say they should get the money. ABC News’ Steve Osunsami has more.
August 27, 2009
Aiken County Businesses Report $100 Counterfeit Bills
New Ellenton, South Carolina police are looking into a counterfeit ring. Investigators say 6 businesses have received the bogus $100 bills, and they believe the man in this video is the one passing the fake money.
June 09, 2009
SC Archives Finds Confederate-Era Money No One Knew Existed
A retired USC history professor who’s volunteering his time to go through boxes of Confederate-era money at the South Carolina Department of Archives and History made a surprising discovery Tuesday morning. He found five $100 bills that are so rare no one knew they existed. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.
May 17, 2009
Suspects Sought In Burlington Coat Factory Robbery
There was a scary situation, Sunday evening, for some employees at Augusta’s Burlington Coat Factory. Employees told police they were counting money in the back of the store, just after the 7:00 p.m., when two men wearing masks waved a gun and demanded money from them.
March 23, 2009
Dr. Bedden Talks Bomb Threats, Rightsizing, and Money
Dr. Dana Bedden, the Superintendent of Richmond County Schools stopped by Monday and spoke with Mary Morrison on WJBF News Channel 6 at Noon. He spoke about the arrests made in the recent rash of bomb threats at Butler High School, rightsizing meetings, and money for the school district.
March 17, 2009
Congress Will Try To Retrieve Some AIG Money
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid says Congress will move to force AIG executives to pay back at least some of the $165 million in bonuses they’ve recently received. The payouts came after American International Group got billions in federal rescue funds.
March 13, 2009
SPECIAL REPORT: Top 6 Costly Habits To Break
Whether you’re stocking your kitchen shelves, or trying your luck at the lottery, we waste a lot of money each week. And, there are six habits that can really drain your wallet. WJBF News Channel 6’s Brad Means has more in our special report.
January 29, 2009
SC School Superintendant Discusses Funding With State Senators
South Carolina’s top educator spent the day, Wednesday, explaining to lawmakers how the school system should handle the economy. Superintendent Jim Rex wants districts to be able to lower some salaries…and furlough teachers. K-12 education has lost more than $334 million this past year. He wants lawmakers to give districts more flexibility in how they spend state money.
January 07, 2009
Aiken County Will Not Use Taxpayer Dollars To Put Fence In Front Of Junkyard
There was a plan to use public money to put a fence around a private junkyard. Aiken County Council was in favor of that idea, until Tuesday night. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud for more on the story.
November 26, 2008
Fifth Man Sought In Clearwater, SC Drug Investigation
According to Lt. Michael Frank, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) holds warrants for the arrest of a Clearwater man on drug charges.
November 25, 2008
Drugs, Guns And Money Seized In Clearwater Bust
According to Lt. Michael Frank, a month-long undercover drug investigation led to the Tuesday morning arrest of four men and the seizure of drugs, guns and money from a home on Westside Drive, in Clearwater, South Carolina.
November 17, 2008
Columbia, SC Mayor Goes To Washington, D.C. For Stimulus Money
Columbia Mayor Bob Coble is going to Washington, hoping that a second federal economic stimulus package might include some money for South Carolina’s capitol city.
November 11, 2008
Aiken County EMS Pushing For Help From County Council
Emergency crews are looking for ways to hang on to their employees, in Aiken. Aiken County EMS officials say paramedics are hard to come by…and sometimes even tougher to keep. At EMS, things are being done to try and combat this problem. At this point, they say they’re doing the best they can with what they have. But every other day, EMS leaders say they are “maxed out,“ meaning, all their ambulances are busy with other calls, and they don’t have a truck on stand-by in case another emergency happens. They need more trucks, and more people. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the story.
November 05, 2008
SCE&G Confident It Can Raise Money For Reactors
South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. is confident it will be able to raise the money needed to build two new nuclear reactors.
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